RAILROAD SIGNAL MESSAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD
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1. A railroad signal message system for a locomotive, comprising:
- an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device;
an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device; and
a message translator operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the message into a human-perceivable message.
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Abstract
A railroad signal message system is provided. The system includes: an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device, an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device, and a message translator operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the message into a human-perceivable message.
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20 Claims
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1. A railroad signal message system for a locomotive, comprising:
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an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device; an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device; and a message translator operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the message into a human-perceivable message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing railroad information to a locomotive, the method comprising:
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receiving railroad data from a railroad signaling device; converting the railroad data into a message having a predefined format that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device; and transmitting the message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20)
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17. A railroad signal message system for a locomotive comprising:
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an input circuit to receive railroad data from a railroad signaling device; an aspect converter operatively coupled to the input circuit to convert the railroad data into a machine-readable message having a predefined format that includes an indication of the railroad signaling device; and a multilingual voice synthesizer operatively coupled to the aspect converter to translate the machine-readable message into a human-perceivable message responsive to a message trigger event; and a communication link operatively coupled to the multilingual voice synthesizer to transmit the human-perceivable message.
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